1879-CC Coronet $10 Eagle

Coronet $10 Eagle production began in 1838 and
continued until 1907. In 1870, the Carson City Mint in Nevada opened
its doors for business, whereupon the minting of gold coinage became
standard practice.

Some of the rarest, most desirable coins in United States numismatics
today were struck at Carson City. True scarcity and strong collector
demand have teamed up over the course of many decades to drive the
price of “CC” coins ever higher.

One component of the demand is the allure of
owning relics from the
romanticized American Wild West era, exemplified to perfection by coins
from the Carson City Mint.

The 1879-CC Coronet $10 Eagle certainly fits into this discussion. Ten
dollar gold coin production reached a low point at Carson City in 1879,
due to dwindling bullion deposits and a work stoppage.

In all, only 1,762 pieces of the 1879-CC Eagle were struck, and of that
number, probably no more than 50 survive to this day. Yes, the 1879-CC
really is tough to find.

1879-CC Coronet $10 Eagle (F-12 Condition)

The red line above charts the progress of
the Rare Coin Values Index, which reflects the
composite
percent change over time of a pre-selected group of 87 rare US coins.
The baseline for the Index is Jan 2000. The purpose of the Index is to
get an understanding of how well the overall rare US coin market is
doing. The 1879-CC Coronet $10 Eagle has underperformed for much of the
same time period, as illustrated by the blue line. The 1879-CC is one
of the 87 coins tracked in the Index. All data is updated monthly.